As yall probably know, I was homeschooled from birth to the end of 'high school', and cut off from most secular culture - except for 3 months, when I attended public school at the age of 14, and ran into a lot of public school norms that shocked and confused me (cont).
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That's true. There's a sort of "Lord of the Flies" aspect to Public school that is *not* a part of adulthood. I'd always assumed it was just kids being kids, but maybe this weird place with super high kid:adult ratio breeds that atmosphere.
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If 98% of kids spend their formative social years in an environment of fear, that's going to shape the way they are as adults. High school isn't preparing kids for the hardship of adulthood, it *causes* the hardship of adulthood.
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